Fertilizer-distributer.



L. H. HORTON.v

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLIOATION FILED 111111.25, 1911 1,000,003. Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

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FERTLTLKZER-lDISlIllIBUTElh en ons E-atented 1911.

Application 25, 1911. Serial Ho. 616,908;-

' uters and has for its primary object to provide means whereby thepositive and constant of the .znatcrial to conducting chute is assured.

A further object or the invention resides in the provision of a machineof the above characterconsisting of a Wheel supported beam and a hoppermounted thereon, a. vibrating feed chutepivot-ally mounted heneath thehopper and a conducting chute fixed to the beam to receive the materialfrom said vibratory chute, and a pivotally mounted agitating elementconnected to said chute, said element being adapted to he engaged bymeans carried by. the wheel to agitate the feed chute.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists of thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangeinent-of partshereinafter fully described and claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of amachine embodying my improvements; and Fig. 2 is a rear end elevationthereof.

Referring in detail to the drawing 5 dos ignates a beam to the forwardend of which a wheel supporting yoke 6 is secured. In the lower ends ofthis yoke the ground wheel T is rotatably mounted; ,Bars 8 have theirforward ends secured between the ends of the transverse bars 9 which aresecured to the upper and lower edges of the beam 5' and co vcrers aresecured thereto at the rear end.

Earallel bars 10 are mounted upon the beam 5 and extend above the same,the upends of said bars being rearwardly inclined and, having mountedbetween them the hopper 11 in which the fertilizer mate rial is placed.The diverging handle bars 12 extend upon opposite sides of the beam 5and are secured thereto by means or bolt 33., se dloolt also passingthrough the opp er supporting bars 10. A ate 1% also connects the liars8 adjacent'to their rear ends and is fixed ponthe heam'fi, said platecarrying suitable clips 15 to receive the bars.

To the rear end of the beam 5 a conducting clout-e16 is secured, thelower end of said chute being disposed. directly behind the point of theplow or furrow opener 17, the bearnol which straddles the beam 5 andsecured to the bars 10 as indicated at 18. A spout or vibrating chute 19is arranged below the hopper l1 and has its rear open end. disposed inthe upper end of the conducting chute 16. A vertical bar 20 is securedat its upper end to one of thehandle bars 12 and has a laterallyextending plate 21 formed integral therewith. Upon this plate a bar 22is pivotally mounted as indicated at 23. The rear end or said bar isoffset and secured to the chute 19 by means of a rivet or other suitablefastening device 24:. The lower end of the vertical bar 20 istransversely disposed as indicated at 25 and extends beneath the loweredge of the downwardly and forwardly inclinedportion of the bar 22 toretain the forward extremity of said bar in position for engagement witha plurality of pins'26 extending from one face of the ground wheel 7.One end of a coiled spring 27 is secured to the rear end of the bar 22and the other end thereoi the hopper ll.

The cnute 19 is supported in the lower ends of the arms .28 secured tothe opposite sides oi the hopper .11 and is adapted to be rocked oroscillated upon. said arms in the movement or the machine across thefield,

The machine is adapted to operate in the following manner. As the groundwheel 7 revolves in the movement of the machine,

the pins 26 successively engage the forward end of the bar 22 and movesaid bar upon its pivot 23 against the tension of the spring 27.. Thisspring returns the bar to its normal position after the pin 26 movespast the same, the lower end 25 of the bar 20 forming a stop for the bar22. It will be ohvious that when the bar 22 is thus oscil lat-ed, thechute 19 to which said bar is connected will. also he rocked oroscillated to cause the material to move out of said chute l9 and intothe conducting chute 16. This fertilizing material often becomes dampand lumpy so that it will notfeed freely from the hopper into the chute'16,. tomatically agitating the chute 19, this difii- --::ulty overcomeand a constant flow of the fertilizer material into the chute id suredunder all conditions. It is of course understood that as the machine ismoved, the furrow opener l7 first forms the furrow into which thematerial is deposited and the covercrs which are arranged behind thefurrow opener then cover the material with earth which has been thrownfrom the fun row.

From the foregoing it is believed 4 construction and operation of my dee will be readily understood Without neccs v.ating any furtherdescription. It is coi )ara" tively simple and extremely durable 31h.cilicient in' practical use.

lVhile I have shown 1 and described the preferred construction andarrangement 01 the various parts, it- Will be understood that the deviceis susceptible of a great many minor modifications Without departingfrom the essential feature or sacrificing any of; the advantages of theinvention" I-laving thus described the invention, What is claimed is:-

The herein described fertilizer distributor comprising, in combinationwith a Wheel supported beam and a hopper mounted ratthe thereon, aconducting chute secured. to the rear end of the beam, a feed spoutpivotiiiy mounted upon opposite sides of the h: gper at its lower end,said spout extending rear- Wardly of the hopper and having its rear enddisposed Within the upper end of the conducting chute, reaivvardlyextending oars connected to the beam and having coverers or; their rearends located in the rear of said conductingchute, upwardly extendinghandles secured to the beam, a transverse bar connecting saidrearvvard'ly ex:- tcnding bars a vertical bar fixed to said transversebar at its lower end and. to one of the handle hars at its upper end,said vertical bar having arearvvardly and laterally extending plateintegrally formed therewith, a forwardly and downwardly inclined barhaving a rearwardly and longitudinally extending offset end rigidlyfixed to said feed spout, said ollsetend portion of the bar beingpivotally secured upon the lateral plate of said vertical bar, aplurality of pins secured to the beam supporting Wheel to engage theforward lower end of the inclined bar to oscillate the same upon itspivot, and a coiled spring secured to the ex tremity of the offset endof the bar and to the hopper to yieldingly hold said bar against pivotalmovement.

in testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my Signature in P sence of. twowitnesses. LEM" HOLQWA' HURT IN.

Witnesses J. H. WARD, C M. Rosanne.

